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Author: E. R., Gent.
Title: The experienced farrier, or, Farring compleated In two books physical and chyrurgical. Bringing pleasure to the gentleman, and profit to the countrey-man. ... For here is contained every thing that belongs to a true horse-man, groom, farrier or horse-leach, viz. breeding; the manner how, the season when, ... and what are fit for generation; the feeder, rider, keeper, ambler and buyer; as also the making of several precious drinks, suppositories, balls, purgations, ... and directions how to use them for all inward and outward diseases. Also the paring and shooing of all manner of hoofes, ... The prices and vertues of most of the principal drugs, both simple and compound belonging to farring, ... also a large table of the virtues of most simples set down alphabetically, and many hundreds of simples placed one after another, for the cure of all ... diseases, ... with many new receipts of excellent use and value; never yet printed before in any author. By E.R. Gent.
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Print source: The experienced farrier, or, Farring compleated In two books physical and chyrurgical. Bringing pleasure to the gentleman, and profit to the countrey-man. ... For here is contained every thing that belongs to a true horse-man, groom, farrier or horse-leach, viz. breeding; the manner how, the season when, ... and what are fit for generation; the feeder, rider, keeper, ambler and buyer; as also the making of several precious drinks, suppositories, balls, purgations, ... and directions how to use them for all inward and outward diseases. Also the paring and shooing of all manner of hoofes, ... The prices and vertues of most of the principal drugs, both simple and compound belonging to farring, ... also a large table of the virtues of most simples set down alphabetically, and many hundreds of simples placed one after another, for the cure of all ... diseases, ... with many new receipts of excellent use and value; never yet printed before in any author. By E.R. Gent.
E. R., Gent.
London: printed by Richard Northcott adjoyning to S. Peters Alley in Cornhill, and at the Marrier and Anchor upon New-Fish street Hill, near London-bridge, 1681.
Subject terms:
Horsemanship -- Early works to 1800.
Horses -- Early works to 1800.
Veterinary medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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TO THE READER.
The BOOKSELLER to the READER.
The TABLE.
A TABLE of the Office of the Farrier, Alphabetically set down, p. 70.
ERRORS that hath Escaped the Press in the First Part of the Experienced FARRIER.
The First Part.
The Shapes of a Horse.
The Shapes of a Horse. Another VVay.
These things are good to strow in a Horses Provender.
These things you are always to have in a readiness by you.
These things Repeated over again, with their Vertues declared.
If you are ask's what fault your Horse hath, if you know him to be sound, you may answer him in this manner.
Of the Office of the Breeder.
The best Manner of Breeding.
Change of Groudns.
Choice of Stallions.
The Age of Stallions and Mares.
Observations upon Covering.
After the Change.
The Wain.
Burning.
Of Spaying a Mare-Colt.
Of Gelding of Colts.
VVhat time a Mare is to take Horse.
How long time a Mare goes.
How to Order her before she is Covered.
The Manner of Covering her.
How many Mares for one Horse.
How to Order a Mare after Covering to her Foaling.
How to help her if she cannot Foal.
To Order her after Foaling.
How long Foals are to run with their Dams.
The Time of Foaling look'd upon to be very improper, because in the VVinter-Season.
VVhen Mares are fit to take Horse.
To know the true Shape, Spirit and Height of a Foal.
From the Shin-bone.
From the space between his Knee and VVithers.
From their Spirits to know their goodness.
From his Hoofs.
VVeaning of Foals.
Taming of Colts.
The Time to break Colts.
Coiling of the Stud, or making of Election.
Barren Mares.
General Observations concerning Mares.
Covering.
Bringing of Foals.
To make a Mare stink Foal.
To make her stand to Horse.
Stallion for Trotters.
Mares to Horse.
To put your Horse into an empty House.
Chasing the Mares.
The VVall-Eye.
Choice of Mares.
If you will Elect a Horse for Service and Warlike Employment, then these are best.
For Swiftness.
For Travel.
For Draught.
To know whether your Mares be with Foal, or not.
To make the Mare Conceive Male Foals.
Of the Office of the Keeper.
Of the Nature of Horses in general.
Your Choice of a Horse for the Wars.
Colours of a Horse.
Horses for a Princes Seat.
Horses for Travel.
Hunting Horses.
Running Horses
Coach-Horses.
Pck-Horses.
Cart or Plough.
How to Order these several Horses. And first of the Horse for the Wars.
Ordering a Horse for a Prince, or great Ladies Seat.
Ordering of Travelling Horses at home and abroad.
Of Watering in the Morning.
Of Feeding betimes.
Moderate Travelling.
To get a Stomach.
Not to stop the Horses Feet with Cow-dung till they be cold.
Look to his Back, Girts and Shooes.
Not to eat nor drink when he is hot.
To Labour him moderately, when the Weather is either extream hot or cold.
Not to Travel him too late.
The Saddle not to be presently taken off.
Horse-bread very good Food.
River-water is not so good as standing-water.
Swine and Pullen is naught to be nigh a Stable.
Let the Light of your Stable be towards the South and North.
To be Tied with two Reins.
To Ride him on stony wayes.
Wheat-straw, and Oat-straw, best for Litter.
Of Dressing your Horse.
Of the Stable.
A Mud-wall is naught to be nigh a Horse.
Chopt Straw is good to strow amongst his Provender.
Bottles of Hay to be Tied hard.
To sprinkle the Hay with water is good, and to strow Fennegreek amongst his Provender.
Exercise good.
Grafs is good once a year, to cleanse the Blood and cool the Body.
A Horse good store of Blood after Travel.
What you are to do in Case of Necessity, coming late to your Inn.
To give him Mares Milk to drink if he be poor.
The best-times to Water in the Winter.
Not good to wash a Horse if he be hot.
To light at every steep Hill.
How a fat Horse is to have his Meat and his Water.
Rubbing is good for a Horse.
Boiled Barley is good.
To Pick his Feet after Travel.
Much Rest naught.
Be careful to look to your Saddle.
A Horse-Mans Rule.
Riding softly.
Trotters Oyl is good to help stiff Limbs.
To Bath his Legs with cold water, is good to Keep his Legs from Scabs and Swellings.
To Wash at the Stable door, if Necessity requires.
Dressing upon Travel and Rest.
Blooding.
Ordering of Hunting Horses.
Sir Robert Chernock's Manner of Hunting in Buck-season.
The Ordering of your Running Horse,
Ordering of Coach-Horses.
Ordering of the Pack and Cart-Horse.
The Office of the Rider and Groom, and of things belonging to him, Viz. His General and Particular Knowledge in Handling, Sadling, Mouthing, Backing and Riding of the Great Horse, or Horse of Pleasure.
Of the Stable, and what it ought to be built with.
Paving of Stables is better then Planked Stables for these Reasons.
To shew the Inconveniencies of a Planked Floor.
Of the Care in the Choice of a Groom.
How a Rider ought to be Qualified.
What Manner of Person a Groom ought to be.
To Saddle and Bridle a Colt.
Of Mouthing.
Of Backing.
Helps at first Backing.
What Lessons for what Horse.
Helps and Corrections.
Voice.
Rod.
Bit or Snaffle.
Calves of the Legs
Stirrop and Stirrop-Leathers.
Spur.
The Ground.
Of large Rings,
Of Stopping.
Advancing.
Retiring.
Of Bitting.
Of streight Turns and Turnings.
The first streight Turn.
The other streight Turn.
How to Help an ill Rein, and Cure a Run-away Jade.
The Help.
Another Help for uncnstant Carriage.
The Office of the Feeder.
Their Reasons.
Long time Inconvenient.
The first Ordering of the Running Horse. according to the several Estates of their Bodies.
To have an Eye to the particular Estate of a Horses Body.
The first Fortnights feeding of an Horse for Match, that is, fat, foul, or either newly taken from Grass or Soil.
His Feet stopped with Cows dung.
Four Considerations in giving of Heats.
The second Fortnights Feeding.
The First Bread.
The Ʋse of the Muzzle.
The first Scouring.
Ordering him after his Scouring.
The third Fortnights Feeding.
The Second Bread.
The fourth and last Fortnights Feeding.
The last and best Bread.
Certain Observations and Advantages for every Feeder to observe in sundry Accidents.
Of Meat and Drink.
Observations for Lameness.
Observations from the State of his Body.
From his Inclination.
From his outward Handling.
Observations from the Privy Parts.
Observations for the Limbs.
Observations for Water.
Observations for the Ground to run in.
Observations from Sweat.
Observations from the Hair.
The Office of the Ambler.
Observations in Ambling.
Mens Opinions and Errors.
Ambling by the Plowed Field.
Ambling by the Gallop.
Ambling by Weights.
Ambling in Hand, or not ridden.
Ambling by the Help of Shooes.
Ambling by the Help of fine Lists.
Ambling by the Hand only.
Ambling by the Tramel.
Errors in the Tramel.
The best way to Amble an Horse.
The Form of the Tramel.
The true Ʋse of the true Tramel.
When to alter the Tramel.
When to Mount his Back.
When to Journey.
The Office of the Buyer, wherein is shewed all the Perfections and Imperfections that are or can be in a Horse.
Observations and Advertisements for any Man when he goes about to buy an Horse.
The End for which to buy.
Election how divided.
The General Rule.
Of Breed.
Of Colour.
Pace▪ as Trotting.
Ambling.
Racking.
Galloping.
His Stature.
The particular Rule.
How to stand to View.
His Ears.
His Face.
His Eyes.
His Cheeks and Chaps.
His Nostrils and Muzzle.
His Teeth.
His Breast.
His Fore-Thighs.
His Knees.
His Legs.
His Pasterns.
His Hoofs.
The Setting on of his Head, his Crest and Mane.
His Back, Ribs, Fillets, Belly and Stones.
His Buttocks.
His Hinder-Thighs.
His Cambrels.
Hinder-Legs.
His Tail.
An uncontroulable Way to know the Age of an Horse.
His Teeth.
His Mouth.
His Hoofs.
His Tail.
His Eyes.
His Skin.
His Hair.
His Barrs.
The perfect Shape of a Horse altogether.
subpart
How many Bones a Horse hath, and where they are Situated.
Of the Elements.
Their Nature.
Signes of the Zodiack
Names of the Planets.
The Government of the Signes.
The best time to let a Horse Blood in.
Seeds.
Rind or Bark.
The Office of the Farrier.
What Points Consist the Office of the Farrier.
The Principal Members of a Horse.
Of the Sinews, and of the number of them.
Of the Vital Blood.
Of the Number of the Veins that you are to take Blood from.
For what use you open the Veins.
subpart
Rules to be Observed of putting a Horse to Grass, and of taking of him up again.
Taking of him up.
Of Cleansing or making a Horse clean.
General Notes concerning some Simples.
Syrups, Powders, Pills, Electuaries and Ointments.
Oyls.
Roots.
Herbs.
subpart
Of the four Humors. Blood, Choler, Phlegm and Melancholy.
Of a Horses Complexion, which is the most necessary Faces that a Farrier can judge of his Infirmities.
Twelve Causes of Health and long Life.
Dangerous Sicness how it cometh.
Signes to Know these dangerous Sicknesses.
Accidental.
To Cure Sickness before it comes, and to prevent it when it comes.
The Drink of Diapente.
How to use it.
The Vertues of Diapente.
The making of the true Diahexaple.
The Vertues of Diahexaple.
A Drink to open an Horses Body, and to Clense it.
How to make Diatessaron, Mithridates or Horse-Treacle.
How to use it.
The Vertues of it.
How to make the Electuary of Diatessaron.
The Vertues of it.
A Drink given when you neither have Diahexaple, Diapente or Diatessaron.
Signes of all Sickness in General.
The Diseases of a Horse is Known by the Signes he makes.
By Hanging of his Head.
By the Turning of his Head backwards.
By Water Running from his Mouth.
By his stinking Breath or stinking Matter from his Nostrils.
By his Breath and Body being hot.
By his hollow Temples.
By shortness of Breath.
By the Swelling about the Eares.
By the Swelling under the Throat.
By his Swelling about hi Body.
By his offering to Cough.
By his Staggering.
By the Hollowness of his Back.
By his Trembling.
By the Staring of his Hair.
By his Staling with Pain.
By his Leanness and Gauntness.
By his Loosness of Body.
By his Costiveness.
By his stinking Dung.
By his Lying.
By his striking at his Belly.
By his being Scabby.
By his Tongue.
By his eating and d inking much.
By his Dung.
Signes from the Ʋrine.
Pale Colour.
High Complexion.
White like Cream.
Green.
Bloody streaks.
Of Sickness in general.
General Observations in the Physi king Horses.
Purging Balls how made and given.
What Exercise is meet with Physick.
Of Mixing your Simples.
Observations upon Raking a Horse.
Observations upon Blood▪letting.
Signes to know when he wanteth Bleeding.
Of Outward Sorrances what they are, and of General Observations in the Cure of them.
Burning.
Corrasives.
Cauterizing.
Blood.
Bleeding.
Swellings.
Hard and soft Swellings.
Sores.
Cauterizing.
Burning.
Actual and Potential Burning, what it is.
Of blowing Powder into a Horses Eyes.
Of taking up of Vins.
Five things a Parrier ought Principally to know.
Of Glisters and their Ʋses.
A Glister for a Horse that is very Costive of Body, and cannot Dung.
The Vertues of it.
Another Laxative Glister.
The Nature of it.
Another Glister Laxative.
The Vertues of it.
A Restringent Glister.
A Glister for a fat Horse that cannot be kept clean.
A Glister in Case of desperate Sickness.
A Glister for the Pestilence and all Feavers.
A Glister for the Cholick.
Vertues.
Advice given upon giving Glisters.
What things are put into a Laxative Glister.
The Nature of the Principal Drugs.
What the true Nature of Rubarb it.
The Nature of a Suppository.
The first Suppository.
The second Suppository.
Suppository the third.
Suppository the fourth.
Suppository the Fifth.
Suppository the Sixth.
Observations to be observed in Giving of Suppositories, Glisters or Portions.
Of Purgations and their Uses.
VVhat a skilful Farrier ought to know before he goes about to Purge a Horse, he ought to consider the Nature of the Simples.
The Nature of the Disease, the Strength of the Horse, and the Climate he was bred in.
When he is to have his Portion.
To Ride him after it.
How to make a Mash.
VVhat Scourings are.
Scouring by Grass.
A Scouring to be given after a Sweat.
Scourings of a little stronger Nature are these.
They Purge the Head and Stomach.
Scourings of a stronger Nature.
Their Vertues.
How to Order a Horse before you give him Physick.
The easiest sort of Pills.
The strongest sort of Pill.
Purg tns that are the strongest Crsrs.
Bran, how Boiled and Prepared to give a Horse that hath a Cold; As also what Seeds you are to give him amongst his Provender for the Cure of it.
Horse-Spice how to make.
Rules to know where a Horse Halteth, either before or behind.
When in the Knee.
How to distinguish an old Grief from a New.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
The imperfect Hoof.
Brittle and rugged Hoofs.
Long Hoofs.
Cro ked Hoofs.
Flat Hoofs.
Broad Frushes.
Narrow Heels.
CHAP. III.
CHAP. IV.
CHAP. V.
CHAP. VI.
CHAP. VII.
CHAP. VIII.
CHAP. IX.
CHAP. X.
CHAP. XI.
CHAP. XII.
CHAP. XIII.
CHAP. XIV.
CHAP. XV.
CHAP. XVI.
CHAP. XVII.
CHAP. XVIII.
CHAP. XIX.
CHAP. XX.
CHAP. XXI.
CHAP. XXII.
CHAP. XXIII.
CHAP. XXIV.
CHAP. XXV.
CHAP. XXVI.
CHAP. XXVII.
CHAP. XXVIII.
CHAP. XXIX.
CHAP. XXX.
CHAP. XXXI.
In what Causes to Cauterize.
Cautery Potential.
Corrosive.
A Caustick.
Putrifactive.
How to make Bread for a Horse to keep him in Heart and Strength of Body, and to Keep him from fainting in his Labour and Exercise, be it never so sore.
Another sort of Bread.
For what causes Veins are to be taken up.
Of Roweling of Horses, and of the use thereof.
Helps got by Roweling are these.
Now the manner of Roweling is this.
Another French way of Roweling, which is Reputed to be the best Way.
Instructions upon Rowelling.
How to Geld Horses or Colts.
The Season of the Year to Geld in.
The state of the Moon.
To make a white Star either on your Horses fore-Head, or in any other part of his Body.
To make a black Star or white Hairs black.
To make a Red Star.
To make a Horse seem Young.
To make a Horse that he shall not Neigh, either in company or when he is ridden.
To Help a Horse that hath Laved or Bangle Earer.
The first Inventors of Riding.
The Receipt of making the Cordial Balls.
The Form of the Balls.
The Ʋse of these Balls.
A Reccipt to Fat a Lean Horse in twelve or fifteen days.
The Powder how to make a Lean Horse Fat.
Another Receipt to make a Lean Horse Fat.
Of the Drink called Acopum.
The Vertues of it.
The Nature of it.
The Confection called Arman.
The Vertues of this Arman.
How to make the Cordial Powder which we have likewise from the French.
The Vertues of it.
Another Cordial Powder, called, Electuarium Theriacum, by reason it hath much Treacle in it.
To make the black and red Aegiptiacum, which are both Corrosives. For their Natures are to Corrode and eat away all manner of Deal, Proud, Rotten and naughty Flesh, out of any old Sore or Ʋicer, and they do also cleanse and prepare a Sore, and make it apt to be healed with Carnifying or healing Slves.
The Red Aegiptiacum is thus made.
General Drenches, or Receip's for all inward Diseases, or Sickness.
Another Excellent Receipt for all inward Diseases.
Another Receipt for all inward Diseases.
Another Receipt for inward Sickness.
A Suppository for inward Sickness.
Other General Drnhes to Cure all inward Sickness in Horses, which trouble the whole Body; of Feavers of all sorts, Plagues, Infections, and such like.
Signes whereby you may know every sort of Feaver.
A Quotidian Feaver proceeds from hard Riding, being set up too hot in the Stable without Riding.
Tertian Feaver proceeds from the same Causes as the Quotidian.
Quartan Feaver proceeds from the same Causes as the Tertian doth.
Continual Feaver proceeds from Heats and Colds.
Hectick Feaver proceeds from a sick Stomach, being Scalded with hot Drinks, hath lost the power of Digestion.
Autumn Feaver proceeds from new Blood being inflamed.
Summer Feaver.
Winter Feaver.
Feaver by Surseit.
Feaver Pestilential.
Feaver Accidental
How to make the Oyl of Oats.
The Vertues of it.
How to make the Powder of Honey and Lime; which is so great a Drier, that i will dry up any Wound or Old Sore.
A Comfortable Drench.
An Operative Drink.
Several sorts of Charges.
A Honey Charge for a Wrench or Slip in the Shoulder, Hp or other Member; for all sorts of Scratches, and for stiffness of Sinews hurt, or any other way offended, to asswage Swellings and Tumours, and to draw away all bad Humours.
A Restringent Charge to be applied to broken Bones, or to Bones dislocated or out of Joyt, being first Set, and also to take moist Humours from weeping Wounds, and so to dry up bad Humours, which do pre-occupate the Body.
A celd Charge.
Of Salves, Ʋnouents, Powders and Waters.
The Vertues of it.
Another most excellent Powder.
The Vertues of it.
Another Oyntment.
Another Oyntment.
A good VVater.
Another Salve.
The Vertues of it.
Another Salve.
The Vertues of it.
An Oyntment.
Another.
How to give a Horse a Vomit.
The Receipt is this.
Puring Pills.
A Plaister to dissolve and take away evil Humours, which shall at any time fall down in the Legs of your Horse.
Of several sorts of Baths, and first of a Bath to dry up Humours.
The Ʋse or Vertues of Paths.
Bath 1.
Bath 2.
Bath 3.
Bath 4.
Bath 5.
Bath 6.
Of Perfumes or Purges of the Head of all filthy and gross Matter.
The best Perfume of all.
The Green Ointment.
The making of the Copperas water.
The Vertues of it.
How to make the green Onment.
The Vertues of it.
Another Excellent Green Ointment made only in the Month of May, which Cu∣reth all sorts of Strains, Aches, Burnings, Scaldings and Swellings whatso∣ever, either in the Throator any other part of the Body.
A very good Receipt to keep back Humours that flow too fast to a Wound you have in Cure, which will make it heal so much the sooner.
Another for the same Ʋse.
To Cleanse a Wound Old or New before you dress it.
Another sort of Green Ointment, which is good to heal any Wound Old or New.
Of Purging or Scouring Things in general.
Particular Scourings at large, and first of a Scouring for any Horse, sick or Sound, and especially for Running or Hunting Horses, whose Grease must necessarily be Molten.
Another Scouring to purge a Horse from ail Grease, Glut or Filthiness within his Body, which I think may go for as good a Scouring as can be Invented by Art.
Another Excellent Scouring after any sore Heat, or for any fat Horse after his Exercise, with Directions how he is to take it, and how you are to Order him after it, with Cautions what to do when you give any Scouring.
Another Scouring when others will not work.
Of Loosening things in General.
Things good to Fatten a Horse in general.
An Explanation of several hard Words belonging to Chyrurgery.
VVhat a Wound is.
VVhat a Rupture is.
What a Convulsion is.
What an Excortication is.
Of Giving of Fire, and there are two ways of it, the one Actual, and the other Potential; the First is done by Medicine, either Corrasive, Putrif active or Caustick.
Cautery Potential.
The Corrosive.
Medicines Putrifactive.
What a Caustick is.
Corrosives.
Of the several sorts of Purgings, which are Five, by Pills, by Porions, by Glisters, by Suppositories, and by Grass.
What a Portion is.
What Glisters are.
What a Suppository is.
Purging by Grass.
What a Decoction is.
Simples that are good to conglutinate and knit things together, either inward or outward.
Simples that are good to clease the Blood.
Simples that are good in general to ex pel the dead Foal.
Simples good in general to provoke Lust in Horses.
Simples good in General to increase Milk in Mares.
Things good in General to wash all manner of Sores and Ʋlcers▪
Simples that are good in General for all manner of swellings or risings in the Skin, viz. hard Knobs and Kernels, as also swelled Legs, Swellings under the Chaul, hard or soft, and to ripen them.
Simples good in General to cause Sweat, given inwardly or applied outwardly▪
Simples, and other things that are good to Expel the Heam in Beasts, which is the same as the after-Birth is in Women.
Simples good in general to provoke or expel Wind.
Simples that are good in general for Cattel that are bewitched.
Simples that are Cordials and Strengthners of Nature.
Simples that are good in general, either taken inwardly, or applied outwardly, for the Biting or Stinging of any venomous Beast, viz. Adders, Vipers, Spiders, Wasps, Bees and Hornets, &c.
A very large Account in general, of what Simples are good for all sorts of Sors or Ʋlcers, whether inward or outward, of what Nature soever.
Burning Compositions.
To make Hair smooth, sleek and soft.
How to cast and overthrow a Horse.
To make an unruly Horse stand still to be Trimmed, that will not be Trimmed with Barnacles.
Another to make an unruly Horse stand still to be shod.
How to make a stubborn Horse to go.
To make a Horse follow his▪ Master, and finde him out and Challenge him amongst never so many People.
How to make a black Star or white Hair black.
Certain Principles touching Simples.
A TABLE
A Caution to the Farrier about the Buying of his Drugs.
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Purging Simples.
Foreign Simples that are Heating.
Home-bred Heating Simples.
Cooling Simples.
THE Nature, Temperature and Vertue of most Simples, set down Alphabetically. As also some Drugs, Liquors, Seeds, Rozins and Juices, &c.
THE EXPERIENCED FARRIER.
Before you Enter upon the Drenching and Physicking of Horses; Take these Directions with you.
An Advertisement about the several sorts of Aloes, and how you may know not only their Goodness, but also distinguish them one from another.
Directions how to Order a sick Horse.
An Advertisement, not only touching the Ʋsefulness of the general Simples, set down in Order one after another, in the First and Second Part, for the Cur of all inward and outward Diseases, but also of the Table of Simples.
To make Oyl of Camomil, which is very Sovereign for any Grief in the Limbs, which proceeds from a cold Cause.
To make Oyl of Spike, which is good for all manner of Sinew-strains, or Pains or Aches in the Limbs.
To make Oyl of Mastick, which is good for any cold Grief.
Comphensive Termes Explained▪
The Gold and Hot Ointments Repeated over again, with their Vertues belonging to them.
Of the Ʋse of Atimony.
General things good for the Joynts and Sinews, that hath in them any Ach, or Numbness, Weakness or Swelling.
Particular Receipts for Aches.
Another.
Another.
Things good in General for St. Anthonies Fire.
A particular Receipt for St. Anthonies Fire.
Things good in general for the Antichor or Heart-Sickness.
A particular Receipt for the Anticor or Heart-Sickness.
Ointment.
Things good in General for an Ʋpper or Nether Ataint, or any hurt by Over-Reaching.
Particular Receipts good for an upper Attairt.
Another.
Aother.
Another for the Nether Attaint.
Things good in General for the Stavers, Head-ach or Farcin.
Particular Receipts for the Stavers.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Things good in general for the Yellows.
A particular Receipt for the Yellows.
Another particular Receipt for the Yellows.
Another.
Another.
Another for the Yellows.
Another for the Yellows.
Another for it.
Simples that are good in Gener l for the Cure of the black aurdice or Yellows.
A Particular Receipt which is very good for the Cure of it.
Things good in General for the Falling-Evil▪ Planet-struck, Night-Mare or Palsey.
Particular Receipts for the Night-Mare.
Another.
Things good in General f r Cramps, or Convulsion of the Snws.
Particular Receipts for the Cramp.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Things good in General for all Colds or Coughs wet and dry, or for any Con∣sumption or Purefaction of the Lungs.
Particular Receipts for Colds.
Another to take away a Cold, Poze or Ratling in the Fead, how violent soever without giving any inward Medicine.
Another very good, though short.
Another for a new taken Cold.
Another for a Cold newly taken.
Another which will Cure a long taken Cold, yea, though it be accompanied with a dry Cough, and shortness of Breath or Pursiveness, and it hath done Cures that hath been held very impossible to have been effected.
The kinds of this Conserve, and how to make it.
Another.
A Fume for a Horse that is stopped in the Head, and that he voideth Filth and stinking Matter out of his Nose.
For a new Cold give him this Cawdle.
Another for a Cold.
Another, which Cures any Cold or dry Cough, shortness of Breath, Pursive∣ness, or broken-Winded.
Another for the same Purpose.
Another.
Another.
Another for a desperate dry Cough.
Another for a Horse that ath a Ratling Cold in his Head.
Anoher for a Cold long Setled.
Another for a dry Cough or Roten Lungs.
A Cordial Powdr for any ordinary Cold, and to prepare a Horse before Travel, and to Preserve him from Mischief after Travel.
Another to break a Festered Cold, or dry up Glanders, and to heal the Ʋlcer and Ciker in the Nose.
Another for a Cold and Surfeit.
Another for a Cold or for any inward Disease.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another for a Cough or Glanders.
Another.
A Receipt for a dry Husking Cough, which will make him throw out the Filth at his Nostrils.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Balls for a Cold.
Another most excellent for a dry Husking Cough, or Consumption of the Lungs.
Another for a Cold Old or New, or for a Cough wet or dry.
Another for a Summer-Cold, or when you find that he doth not fill himself, but looks gaunt and thin.
Another very good for a Cough of the Lungs.
The Vertues of it.
Another for a Cough of the Lungs, strangling in the Guts, and to clear his Pipes, and to enlarge his Breast.
How you are to give them, and how to Order him after given.
Observation.
Things good in general for broken-Winded Horses.
Particular Receipts for a broken-Winded Horse.
Another very good.
Another.
Another, which is the best of all,
Another very good.
Things good in general for shortness of Breath, Pursiness, or Preservers of the Wind.
Particular Receipts for shortness of Breath, or Pursiveness, or Preservers of the Wind.
Another.
Things good in general for the Glanders.
Particular Receipts for the Glanders.
Another.
Auother.
Another.
Another which will Cure any high Running Glanders, called the Mourning of the Chine.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another for the Glander▪
Observations upon it.
Another to stay it for a time being incurable.
Things good in General given inwardly to a Hide-bound Horse.
General outward Applications.
Particular Receipts for a Hide-bound Horse.
Another.
Another.
Things good for a Tyred Horse in general, either taken inwardly, or Applied outwardly.
Simples that are good in general, for to comfort the Sinews, Arteries and Joyns, fter Travel, Cold or Pain.
Particular Receipts for a Tyred Horse.
Another.
Things good in general for a hot Stomach.
Things good in general for a cold Stomach.
Particulr Receipts for the Stomach.
Things good for a Blood-Spaven.
Another or it.
Things good to Cure a Bone Spaven.
Another.
Another.
Another to abae the Pain of the Bone Spaven.
Another.
Another for it, which will not only take that away, but also a Splint, Curb▪ Ring-bone, or any Bony Excression.
Things good in general for to take away a Splint,
Particular Receipts to Cure a Splint.
Another,
For a Splint, and to dry up Wind-Galls.
Another to take off a Splint.
To take away a Splint and leave no Scar behind.
Another.
Another.
Observation.
Another Receipt to take off a Splint, which though it seem difficult, yet de Grey declares that he hath taken off more then 100 Splins.
Things good in general for a Curb.
Particular Receipts to Cure a Curb.
Another Receipt.
Another.
Things good in general for the Scratches.
Observations how to Order him in this Disease.
Particular Receipts for the Scratches.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another for them being held incurable.
Another.
Another.
Another.
The Mirrour of all Medicines for the Scratches, which never yet failed to Cure them, though their Legs were as big as two Legs, and though they Run never so much at the Heels, provided you follow these Directi∣ons; First, to draw Blood from him, and a Week after to give him these Balls, which will Purge away the evil Humors out of his Body.
The Receipt for the Scratches.
Another very good, but not so certain, but more proper for the Killing and shealing of all manner of Scabs growing about a Horses Legs.
Observation upon it.
Another that Cureth not only the Scratches, but also all rotten and broken Cuts, and purified Sinews.
The Vertues of this Salve.
A most Excellent Water, not only good for this Infirmity, but also for sore Heels, Sellender or Mallender, and to cleanse and heal any Wound or Sore, by drying up the evil Humour that abounds therein.
Things good in general for Foundring.
Particular Receipts for the Cure of a Foundred Horse.
Another for Foundering a Month or more.
For n ordinary Heat in his Feet.
Another for a Founder or Frettize wet or dry.
Observations on the Cure.
An odd kind of Receipt to Cure a Foundred Horse,
Another for the taking out of his Sole.
Directions for the Ordering of him.
A other for the Foundring in the Chest.
Things good in general for the Mallender and Sellander.
What Cures the Scratches will Cure this Disease.
Particular Receipts for the Cure of these Diseases.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Things good in general to eat away proud Flesh.
An Excellent Ointment to eat away all dead Flesh, ad to heal the same.
A Water to wash and cleanse a Sore or VVound, before you use the Oint∣ment above.
Another Water to cleanse and heal a Sre.
A Receipt for a Puncture or green Wound.
Medicne.
Things god to take a VVen, or any other Excression arising in the Flesh, or hard Swellings.
Things good to Cure an Anbury, which is a great spungy Wart full of Blood.
Things good for to put in Ointments and Salves for the Cure of all manner of Wounds in General.
Particular Receipts for Salves or Ointments, for VVounds Old or New.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another
Others.
Another for any new Wound or Hurt.
Observations upon Dressing of Wounds.
An Excellent Receipt for any green▪Wound.
How to make Adders Tongue Ointment, which is a most Sovereign and Ex∣cellent Ointment for any Beast that hath been stung or bitten by any ve∣nomous Creature; Or for any Wound by Stake, Bite or any other Ac∣cident; As also for any hard Swelling in any Part of the Body, and is also very good for the Garget in a Cows Bag, chafed in very well with your Hand twice a day.
Another f r a Sore or Swelling.
Another to dissolve any Sore or Swelling is very good without breaking.
Things good to Cure a Galled or Swelled Back in General.
To take away any Swelling, and to heal any Galled back whatsoever.
Another for a Galled Bck, Enterering or Shackle-Gaul.
Aother
Another.
Another which Cureth not only Galled Backs, but any other Wound whatsoever.
Another for a sore Back.
Things good for inward or outward Bruises, or Swellings in General.
Particular Receipts for the Cure of Bruises or Swellings.
Another.
Another for any inward Bruise, by Fall or otherwise.
Another for a Swelling upon the Head, occasioned by a Blow or oherwise.
Another which will take away any Crusty Knobs, or hard Swellings in any part of the Body of a Horse.
Things good in General to Cure Swelled Legs.
To Asswage the Swelling of a Horses Legs, that is very much Swelled by rea∣son of the Scratches.
Things good to Cure a Horse that is Spu-gall'd, or Shackle-Gall'd, or Lock-Gall'd.
Things good in General to Cure the Diseases of the Eyes, as Watery Eyes, Blood-shotten Eyes, Dim Eyes, Moon-Eyes, Wart in the Eye, Inflammation in the Eye, Pearl, Pin, Web or Haw, &c.
Eye-Lids swelled outward.
Particular Receipts for the Eyes.
Another to take off a Felm, or Pin and Web.
Another to take off a Felm
Another for the same.
Another to take away the Rheum from his Eyes, and to clear it:
Another to stay the Rheum in a Horses Eye.
Another to take off a Felm.
Another for sore Eyes, dim Eyes or Moon-Eyes.
Another for the same.
Another for a white Felm or Skin over the Eye.
Another for any Soreness in th Eye, at Pearl, Pin, Web or Bruise.
Another which is infallible for the Curing of a Pin, Pearl. VVib or Spot in a Horses Eye.
To Cure a VVart in a Horses Eye, which is upon the Edge or inside of the Eye-Lids.
Another for oul Eyes, sere Eyes, or Sight almost lost.
Another for a Bite, or Stroke upon the Eye.
Another for a Felm.
Another for Blood-shotten Eyes.
Another to stop a Rheum flowing to the Eyes.
Some Observations to be observed upon Bruises and Strains.
Things good in General for the Cure of any Halting coming by strain or strol, ither before or behind, from the Shoulder or Hip down to the Hoof.
Particular Receipts for the Cure of all Manner of Haltngs, coming by Strain or Stroke, ither before or behind, from the Shoulder or Hip down to the Hoof.
Another in Nature of a Charge for a Back-Sinew-Strain.
Another for a Strain in any Part New or Old.
Another for a Strain or Sinew-bruise.
Another for old Strains, Griefs, or old Cramps.
A sudden Cure for a Kneck or Bruise on the Sinews, or Sinew-strain New or Old.
Another for a Strain newly done, to help it in twenty four hours.
Another which is Markhams own Balm, which he says hath never failed hm in any Strain in the Shulder, or other Parts, id or apparent, or for any VVind-gall or Swelling.
Another for Sinews that are extended, over-strained, and so weakened, tha the Member is useless.
Another of the same Nature, but more gele.
Another which is a Charge for a New Strain or Grief, proceding from Heat.
Signes to know where the Grief lies.
For a New Strain.
Another for an old Strain.
Aother for a Back Sinew-strain.
Another for an old Strain or Laeness.
An ther for a Strain in the Pastern, or Foot-lock Joynt.
Another very good for a New Sinew-strain.
Another for an old Strain upon the Legs.
Another for any Grief, Pain Numbness, Weakness, or Swelling in Joynt that cometh of a Cold Cause.
An Excellent Charge which never yet failed for any Sinew-strain from the Shoulder, or the Hips down to the Foot, nay, though it be in the Coffin Joynt, which is the ardest of Strains to Cure.
How to use it.
How to know when it is well made.
For Swelledor Garded▪Lgs, whether by Grease or other A cident.
Another for swelled Legs, wheather by Grease, otiness, Wind or Travel.
Things good in General for a Horse that hath a Wrenh in his Back.
To Cure the Lampas.
Things good to Cure the Camery or Frounc.
To Cure the Barbes.
Several Receipts for the Canker in the Mouth, Nose, or in any other Part of the Body.
Another for the Nose or Mouth, or any other place.
Another.
Things good in General for the Canker.
Another Excellent Cure for the Cure of the Canker in the Head, Face or Eys, &c.
Directions to know whether it be well or ill made.
Directions how to use it.
Observaion.
Things good to Kill Wormes in General.
Particular Receipts for the ots or Wormes.
Another more Easie.
Another.
Another.
To a Mare with Foal, be Cautious what you Give her.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another for the Bots in a Horse.
Things good i General to stench Bleeding, either inward or outward, or of any Sinew, Cut or Wound, or of Beding at the Nose.
The best Receipt to stop Bleeding at the Nostrils.
Particular Receipts to stop Bleeding.
Another.
Anoher for the Bleeding at the Nose.
Binding Things in General which is good to stop a Loosness, Lask or Flux of Blood.
Particular Receipts to stay a Lask or Loosness.
Another.
Another.
Another very Excellent.
Another.
Another very good.
Another.
Another for a violent Scouring.
Another which will stay a Lask, be it never so violent.
Another.
Another.
Things good in General for a Bloody Flux.
Particular Receipts for the Bloody Flux.
Another.
Another most Excellent Receipt, which is infallible for the Cure of the Bloody Flux, or any other Scouring whatsoever.
Things good in General for the Falling of the Fundament▪
Particular Receipts for the Falling of the Fundament.
Another.
Another.
Things good in General for the Biting of a mad Dog.
Particular Receipts for the Biting of a mad Dog.
The best of Cures for the Biting of a mad Dog.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another not so difficult to make.
Things good in General to expel all manner of Poison, either by Serpent, Spider, or any venomous Best.
Particular Receipts to expel Poison.
Another.
Another.
Things good in General for the Plague or Pestilence
Particular Receipts for the Cure of the Plague or Pestilence.
Another.
Things good in General for Pissing and Staling of Blood.
Particular Receipts for the Care of a Horse that Pisses or stales Blood.
Another for the same.
Another which never yet failed, whether it be a Strair, or some other inward Distemper, and will stop any violent Scouring, being boiled in Beer, and given.
Another.
Things good in General for the Cure of the Poll-Evil.
Particular Receipts for the Cure of the Poll▪Evil.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Things good for the Pains, vide Scratches, for what Cures the Scraches Cures these.
Particular Receipts to Cure the Canker of the Body.
Another.
Another for a Canker, foul Ʋlcer, Lprosie, and to make Hair grow.
Things good in general to Cure a Fistula or Canker, or any other Running Sore whatsoever.
Particular Receipts for the Cure of a Fistula.
Another.
A Water for a Fistula.
Another Receipt for a Fistula,
Thing good for Feavers in General, which you are to use according to your Discretion.
Particular Receipts for them.
Another Receipt good for a Feaver.
Things good in General to be Given inwardly for the Cure of the Farcy.
Things good in general to be applied Outwardly to Kill the Knots of the Farcy.
Observation upon this Disease.
Particular Receipts both Inwardly given and Outwardly applied for the Cure of the Farcin.
Another.
Another to anoint the Farcy Knots with.
Another for it when it first appears, before it begins to be raw.
Another which De-Grey says he hath Cured 100 Horses with.
Another, which if he hath it given him twice it will Cure him.
Another.
Another for the Farcy▪
The Buds must be anointed also with this outward Application.
Another outward Application for this Disease, which will not only Cure the Buds of it, but any foul Scab, Leprosie or Mange.
Another inward and outward Application for the Farcy.
Another to Cure it by ptting something into his Eares.
Another Medicine to put into his Eares to Cure it when it is in his Head.
A Drink to Cure the most malignant Farcy that is.
How to Order him before and after you have Given it him▪
The Vertues of this Malignant Drink for the Farcy are these.
A Receipt for the Cre of the Water-Farcy.
Things good in general to Cure the Running or rotten Frush.
Things good in general for the Over-flowing of the Gall, which is a yellowness of the Skin, and a Costiveness of the Body.
Things good for Gangrenes inward or outward.
VVhat the Spleen i.
Things good in General for the Spleen, either inwardly taken or outwardly applied.
A Particular Receipt for the Spleen.
Things good in General to Cure the Colt-Evil.
Things good to Cure the Mattering of the Yard.
Things good in General for Shedding of Seed, which is no other then the Run∣ning of the Reins in Men.
Two Receipts (which may serve in stead of many more) for the Shedding of the Seed, or Running of the Reins, which is an infallible, safe and sure Way of stopping it; And is also good for all manner of Bruises by Falls, or any other Accident, &c.
Another for the same.
Things good in General for the Cure of the Falling of the Yard.
VVhat is good for the Cure of the Particular Diseases in Mares, Barrenness, Consumption, Rage of Love, Casting Foals, hardness to Foal, and how to make a Mare cast her Foal.
Things good in General for the Cure of a Consumption.
Things good in General for the Lungs.
Particular Receipts for the Lungs.
Another,
Things good in General for the Consumption of the Liver.
Things good in General to Preserve the Liver, and to open the Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen.
Of the Infirmities in General of the Hoofs, as false Quarters, loose Hoofs, casting of the Hoofs, Hoof-bound, Hoof-running, Hoof-brittle, Hoof-hurt, Hoof-soft, Hoof-hard, and generally to Preserve Hoofs.
What is good to Cure a loose Hoof.
Of Casting the Hoof.
Another.
Of the Hoof-bound.
Things good in general to Preserve Hoofs, and to make them grow.
Particular Receipts to make a Horses Hoof grow, and to Toughen it.
Another for brittle Hoofs.
Another most Excellent.
A most Excellent Receipt for brittle Hoof'd Horses, to make their Hoofs grow so in a Fortnights time, that they will carry a Shoo that would not carry it before.
How to use it.
Things good to soften a Hoof that is too hard.
Things good to harden Hoofs if they be too soft.
Things good for the Malt-long.
For any Hurt upon the Hoof, or for all manner of Hurts in General.
Things good in General to draw out either Stub, Thorn or Iron, either out of the Foot or any other Part of the Body.
VVhat is good for the Cords in general.
To Cure the String-halt.
Great Driers in General of old Sores, and of all manner of moist Humours whatsoever.
A Plaister to dry up superfluous moisture, and to bind Parts loosened.
Another Plaister to dry up any Swelling, VVind-gall, Splint or Bladder, in or about the Joynts.
Things good to dissolve Humours.
Things good to stop Humours.
Things good to drive back Humours.
Hmours made thin.
Humours Purged.
Simples that are good to cleanse the Body from all manner of evil Humours.
Simples that are good to dry up all manner of evil Humours in Sores or Wounds
Things good in General for the Shedding of the Hair from the Main or Tail.
Things good in General to take away Hair in any part of the Body.
Particular Receipts to take off Hair in any Part of the Body.
Another.
To make Hair black.
To make Hair Yellow.
Things good in General to make Hair grow very soon, very thick, and very long.
Particular Receipts to bring Hair, and to cause it to grow long.
Another.
Others.
Another.
Another which is the best of all.
Things good in General for to Ripen all Imposthumes, Inflammations hot or cold, or for any Swelling in any part of the Body and Legs, and to take away hard Knobs or Kernels, &c.
Observation.
Particular Receipts to Ripen Imposthumes or Swellings.
Another:
Another.
Another.
Things good in General for Imposthumated Ears.
Particular Receipts for Imposthumated Eares.
Things good in General for the Strangles.
A Particular Receipt for the Strangles.
An Excellent Receipt for the Strangl, Squinzey, Strangling or Cold, that hath Run for above half a year or more at his Nose.
The Vertus of the Cordials of white-Wine and Honey, and of the Tost of Houshold-bread boyled in strong Beer, and sweetned with Honey, &c.
Observations upon this Disease.
A Receipt for a Sprain Shoulder; And if you desire to see more Variety of Receipts, look for Sinew-strains.
Another for a Sprain in the Shoulder.
Another for a very great and violent Shoulder-strain, which is the best Rceipt I know for the Cure of it.
Things good in General to Cure the Sit-fast, or hard Knobs growing under the Saddle.
Things good in General for a Navel-Gall.
Particular Receipts for the Navel-Gall.
Another.
Another for the Navel-Gall.
How you are to Order them.
What is good for the Cure of the Paley.
Things good in general to Cure the Lethargy or sleeping Evil.
Another for the same.
Things good in General for the Phrenzie and Madness in a Horse.
Things good in General for the Quitter-bone.
Particular Receipts for the Cure of a Quitter-bone.
Another.
Another.
Things good in General for the Cure of a Ring-bone.
Particular Receipts for the Cure of a Ring-bone.
Another.
Another.
Observations how to Order him.
Things good to Cure the Red Water.
A particular Receipt very good for it.
Things good in General to provoke Ʋrine, or to cause a Horse to Stale.
Particular Receipts to cause a Horse to Stale or Piss.
Another.
Another.
Another for the same.
Another very good.
Another.
Another Infallible Cure for the stoppage of Ʋrine.
Things good for the Pain or Ʋlcers in the Kidneys.
Things good in General for the Strangury or Strangullion.
A particular Receipt for it.
Things good for the Stone in General, or for the Stone in the Kidneys.
Particular Receipts good for the Stone in the Reins, Kidneys or Bladder.
Another.
Another.
Things good in General for the Cholick or Stone, or for the Gripings or Fret∣ting of the Guts by VVind.
Particular Receipts for the Cholick or Stone.
Another.
Another for the Cholick and Stone.
Another for Griping and Fretting in a Horses Belly.
Things good in General for the Dropsey.
A Particular Receipt for the Cure of the Dropsey.
Things good in General for Gravelling.
Things good in General for Molten Grease.
Particular Receipts for Molten Grease.
Another for Grease fallen into his Legs.
Another for Molten Grease.
Another very good for it.
Another also very good.
General Simples good for a Surseit.
A particular Receipt for a Surseit.
Another for a Horse whose Coat stands staring, and dos not thrive; Or that hath swelled Cos or Legs by reason of Moulten Grease, setled and dried in his Body, which commonly brings along with it Gaunt∣ness and Costiveness, with several other Distempers, &c.
Observation.
Things good in General to Mollifie Hardness.
What is good for bruised Kidneys.
Things good in General for a sore Mouth and Throat.
What is good for the Quinsey.
Another Receipt good for it.
Things good in General to Kill Lice or Vermin.
Another very good to destroy them.
Things good in General to keep the Flies off a Horses Head.
Things good in General for the Cure of the Leprosie or Mange.
Particular Receipts for the Mange.
Another.
Another for any Mange or Ʋniversal Leprosie in a soul Surfeited Horse.
Another.
Another.
An inward Drink with an outward Application, which I think is the best Re∣medy that can be Invented for this Disease.
Things good in general for the Cure of the Scab, Tetter, or Ring-worm.
Particular Receipts to Cure the Tettar or Ring-worm.
Another.
A very good Receipt to Cure any manner of Scab, Itch or Scurf, in any part of a Horses Body.
Things good in General for the Crown Scab, which is a stinking and filthy Scab, breeding round about the corners of the Hoof.
Things good in General for a surbated Horse.
Things good in General for Sinews that are Cut, Prickt, Bruised or Shrunk, or for any other Griefs in them.
A Receipt for a Cut Sinew.
A Particular Receipt for the Shrinking of the Sinews.
Things good in General to Cure the Tongue of a Horse that is hurt.
Particular Receipts for the Cure of the Tongue of a Horse that is hurt.
Another.
Things good for Venomed Things.
Another for a Venom.
Another to be used either inwardly or outwardly.
Things good in General for Ʋlcers.
Things good in General for a Ʋlcer or Canker in the Nose.
Things good in General to Cure the Vives.
Particular Receipts for the Cure of the Vives.
Another which is the best Cure for it.
Another very good for the same.
What is good to Cure the Arraistes or Rats-tails, which is a kind of Scratches.
Things good in General for the Cure of the Wind-Cholick.
A Plaister to lay upon the Wound to keep in the Taint or Salve.
Things good in General to Cure the Wind-Galls.
This is a very good Cure.
Particular Receipts for the Cure of the Wind-Gall.
Another.
Another for the Cure of the Wind-Galls.
A Purgation for a Horse Sick of Grease or Costiveness.
To Cure a Horse that is swelled after Blood-letting.
Another for a Horse that hath taken Cold after Blood-letting; Or that hath been Prickt by some rusty Feam, so that it wrankles.
Things good to Cure a Bone-Spaven.
Things good in General for all manner of Burnings or Scaldings, either by Shot, Gun-Powder or Wilde-Fire.
Particular Receipts to Allay Burning with Shot, Gun-Powder or wilde Fire.
Another.
Another.
Another.
To Help a Horse that is Costive in his Body.
What is good to make a Horse draw up his Yard.
Another.
A Receipt to Scour and Cleanse a Horses Yard, that is Foul and Furred by Pissing within his Sheath.
A Receipt to Prevent Diseases in a Horse the whole Year.
To Prevent Diseases.
Things good to keep a Horse from Casting forth his Drink.
A Particular Receipt for the Cure of it.
Things good in General for the hungry Evil.
Particular Receipts for a Horse that hath swallowed down Hens-dung, or ay other venomous thing.
Another.
Things good for Pain in the Teeth, Loose Teeth, Wolfes Teeth and Jaw Teeth.
Things good in General for the Crick in the Neck.
A certain Way to Raise up the Crest that is fallen.
Things good for a Horse that is Wrung, or hurt in the Withers.
Things good in General for Swelled Cods.
A Charge for Swelled Cods.
Another for any Bite or Bruise on his Cods, which cause them to Swell very much.
A most Excellent Bath, which is not only good for Swelled or bruised Cods, but for all manner of Bruises in any Part of the Body, from Head to Foot.
How you are to use it.
Things good in General for Bursting or Ruptures in Horses.
A particular Receipt for the Rupture.
Particular Receipts for the Botch in the Groin of a Horse, which is a hard Swelling there, which will cause his Legs to swell, especially from the Cambrels or Hoofs upwards.
Another for the Botch in the Groin, or any Imposhumation.
A Receipt to Cure the Mellet, which is a dry Scab, that groweth upon the Heel of the fore-Feet.
A Receipt for the Hough-bonney.
Things good in General for the Cure of the Fig in a Horses Foot.
To Cure Blisters.
Things good in General for Knots in the Joynts, Hardness, Cramp or any Inflammations.
A particular Receipt to Cure a Knot that is moving in the Place where it grows
Observation.
Another to take away the Knots under the Chaul, occasioned by Heats and Colds.
Observations upon Dressing of them.
How to Cure Wounds made with the Shot of Gun-powder.
Of Bones being broken and out of Joynt to Cure.
A Bath very good for broken Bones.
A Receipt to Cure a Stifled Horse.
Another which is very good.
To Cure the String-Halt.
How to make your Unguentum-Theriacum, which is good for any Ach in the Joynts, Griefs in the Hip, Stifling Place, Legs, Shoulders, Pastern, or any other part of the Legs, a Back Sinew-sprain only excepted.
Hot Simples in General.
Cooling Simples in General.
Things good in General for a Prick or Stub in the Sole of a Horses Foot.
A Particular Receipt for a Stub in the Foot, or for any Over-reach of the Toe of the Hinder-foot upon the Heel of the sore-Foot, or for any Accidental Cut with a Stone.
Of Clifts and Cracks in the Heels cross and overthwart, which are a kind of Scratches, and are Cured with the same Medicines as they are.
General Things to be Given inwardly for it.
A Particular Receipt.
The Cure for the Hurle-Bone out of Joynt.
Quick-Scab to Cure.
Rot in a Horse Cured.
Swaying in the Back.
Another most Excellent Receipt for Swaying a Weakness in the Back.
Foundering in the Body to Cure.
The Way of Gathering, Drying and Preserving of Simples and their Juices, viz. Roots, Barks, Leaves, Herbs, Flowers, Seeds, &c.
CHAP. I. Of Roots.
CHAP. II. Of Barks.
CHAP. III. Of Leaves, of Herbs or Trees.
CHAP. IV. Of Flowers.
CHAP. V. Of Seeds.
CHAP. VI. Of Juices.
The Way of Making and Keeping all Neces∣sary Compounds, Viz. Electuaries, Pills, Wa∣ters, Ointments, Plaisters, Charges, Poul∣tisses, Oyls, Syrups by Infusion and by De∣coction, or by Juice.
CHAP. I. Of Electuaries.
CHAP. II. Of Pills or Balls.
CHAP. III. Of Distilled Waters.
CHAP. IV. Of Oyntments.
CHAP. V. Of Plaisters.
CHAP. VI. Of Charges.
CHAP. VII. Of Poultisses.
CHAP, VIII. Of Oyls.
CHAP. IX. Of Syrups by Infusion, by Decoction and by Juices.
CHAP. X. Of Decoctions.
Roots th t are hot in the First Degree.
Herbs hot in the second Degree.
Hot in the third Degree.
Hot in the fourth Degree.
Roots that are very Temperate.
Roots Cold in the first Degree:
Cold in the second Degree.
Cold in the Third.
Cold in the Fourth.
Roots dry in the first Degree.
Dry in the second.
Dry in the third.
Dry in the Fourth.
Roots Moist are,
Of hot Medicaments Appropriate to the Parts of the Body.
2. Heating the Throat.
3. Heating the Breast and Lungs.
4. Heating the Heart.
5. Heating the Stomach.
6. Heating the Liver.
7. Heating the Spleen.
8. Heating the Bowels.
9. Heating the Reins and Bladder.
10. Heating of the Womb.
11. Heating the Joynts.
Of Cold Medicaments Appropriate to the Parts of the Body.
2. Cooling the Throat▪
3. Cooling the Breast and Lungs.
4. Cooling the Heart.
5. Cooling the Stomach.
6. Cooling the Liver.
7. Cooling the Spleen.
8. Cooling the Reins and Bladder.
9. Cooling the Womb.
10. Cooling the Bowels.
11. Cooling the Joynts.
The Properties of Purging Medicaments.
The Properties of Altering Medicaments.
To stop the Running of the Glanders for present sale.
The best Receipt for the Cure of the Glanders that is, which if your Horse be Youthful, and his Strength and Lungs not too much wasted, you need not fear the Cure; For if any thing in the World will Cure this Disease, this Receipt will.
The best of all Receipts for the Ordering and Making up of Pills or Balls of Alloes, for the Scouring or Purging of a Horse that is sick, either of Cold, Surfeit, Molten Grease, Worme, or any other inward Illness, &c.
Some Observations upon i.
How to know the Goodness of the Fylings of Steel Needles.
Another Receipt very good for the said Distempers.
Another Excellent Purge or Scouring, which is good to free a Horse from the same Distempers as the others did, and is the best way I know of for the dissolving of Aloes.
Some more Physical Observations in the Giving of Purges or Scourings.
A Particular Receipt for Splaiting of the Shoulder, which is a Torn Shoulder.
Things good in General to Cure a Shoulder Pight, which is a Shoulder out of Joynt.
The Cure for the Canker in the Mouth.
The Cring of the Gigges, Bladders or Flappes.
To make Ʋseful unto you those several Weights and Measures, which are set down by some Authors, in some Physical and obscure Cha∣racters, (and therein contained many Ex∣cellent Receipts); Take them as followeth,
A TABLE Alphabetically set down, shewing, where the Diseases of a Horse do Grow, either inward or out∣ward, in any Part of his Body, and how you may Know them, and what were the Causes that Bred them. The Pages Direct You to their Cu•es, which are found only in the Second Part.
The TABLE of the Diseases and Cures.
ERRORS that have Escaped the Press in the Second Part of the Experienced FARRIER.
BOOKS, Printed for Richard Northcott, at the Mariner and Anchor, on the Lower End of Fish-street Hill, and at his Shop Adjoyning to St. Peters Alley in Cornhill.
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