1 Stuffynge or colde in the head.

KEpe his head and bodie warme, lette his drincke be warme water mingled with wheate meale, and fenell seede bruised. Blow vp into his nosethril­les by some small cane or reede, the poulder of Ellebor, cōmonly called Sneesyng poul­der, and Peper myxt together. Take also a pinte of good Malmesey, the whites and yolkes of fyue newe layed egges, one head of Garlyke bruised small, Peper, Cynamone, and Nutmigges beaten into fine poulder, a preaty quantitie of sweete butter: mingle them all together, and geue it him warme to drinke three dayes together: and lette him not drinke in three howres after euery tyme he re­ceiueth it.

2 The Poze.

TAke Orpiment and Sulphur, burne them on the coales, and by some preatie tonnell cause the horse to receyue the fume thereof into his nose. Or blowe vp into his headde the poulder of Ellebor and Peper, as is aforesayde.

2 The Poze.

TAke y^e oyle of Bayes and Butter mingled to­gether, and squyrt it warme into is nose thrilles, [Page] and holde his headde high, that it maye the better runne into his head: keepe his head and bo­die warme, and let him drinke nothyng but warme water, mixte with fenell seede, and wheate meale as is aforesayde.

3 Dymnesse of sight.

TAke a sharpe hotte yron, and make ther with an hole vnder the dim eye, distante the space of one ynche: and thruste the sayde yron vnto the bone, that the humour may issue out.

3 The watry eye.

LEt him bludde on the veynes vnder the eye, then washe the eye twyse or thrise in the daie, with good cleere whyte wyne, after that blo­we into y^e same eye the poulder of Tartar, Salgem, and Cuttle bone of lyke quantitee. Or, Take the yolke of an egge rosted harde, myxe therewith the poulder of Cummyn, and bynde them hotte to the eye and lette them so rest a nyght or more.

3 The Hawe.

CVte out the Hawe, and annoynt the eye .vi. dayes together with Salade oyle, the marro­we of sheepes shankes, and salte mixte toge­ther.

3 The Webbe.

[Page]ANnoynte the eye with the marrowe of Goa­tes shankes, or Deere shankes, and Rose wa­ter mixt together. Or squirte into the eye the iuyce of the bearies or leaues of ground yuie, or of other yuie, mingled and strayned with good and cleere whyte wyne. Or, Blowe into the eye, the poulder of blacke flynte but see that the same poulder be exceedynge fyne, and so fyne as is pos­sible to be made.

3 Blude shotten:

TAke one dramme of Synoper, one dramme of pure honie, and so much of wheate flower, myngle them with fayre water, so that they maye be lyquide and thynne, then seath them with a veraye softe fyer, vntyll that they be thycke, like vnto an oynctement, and there with annoynte the eye. The whyte of an egge layde vpon the eye: or the iuyce of Chelydyn dropped into the eye: or the croppes of briers sodden in good whyte wine, and the eye washed therwith be verie good,

4 The Lampas.

TAke an yronne crooked lyke vnto a bugle, heat it in the fyre, and let him bludde on the sore parte of the roofe of the mouth, where it is moste swollen, rubbe the place after that, with salte and sharpe vyneger.

4 The swellyng of the pallate.

PRicke the roofe of the mouth with an hotte yron, that the humoure maie issue out abun­dantly: then annoynte the place withe hony and onyons boiled together: or washe it with vy­neger and salte as is aforesayde.

4 The Barbes.

CVt out the pappes or bigges cleane by the rootes, with some sharpe instrumēte: after that, washe the place with salte, Tartar, and shar­pe vyneger, myxte together.

4 The Tongue wounded.

IF the tongue be wounded, either with the bitte or by any other hap. Take Englishe hony, salte larde of lyke quantitie, vnsleked lyme a lyttle quantitie, and a lyttle quantitie of the poulder of Peper, boyle them on a softe fyre, and stirre them well together, vntil that they be thicke like vnto an oynctment: then washe the wound with whyte wine warmed: after that annoynt the wo­unde with the sayde oynctment twyse in the daye. Put no bytte in his mouth vntyll he be perfectly whole.

5 The Vynes.

Whē they be full ryppe, slytte the skinne, and take [Page] them out cleane by the rootes: And to heale them, strowe on the place, the poulder of hony and vnsleked lyme burnte together.

6 The Strangles.

VSe the foresaide practise as before for y^e Vi­nes: if the wound bleede ouer much, take sharpe vyneger and salt, and diepe therin the flockes of wollen clothe, and putte them into the wounde, and lette them so reste three dayes: than washe the wounde with whyte wyne war­med: after that annoynte it with Oyle and Tarre myxed together.

7 Starkenes of the necke.

THruste through the fleashe of the necke with a sharpe hotte yron, in fyue seuerall places, eue­ry one distant from the other three inches: (but beware of hurtynge the synewes) then rowell the fo­resayde places, eyther with horse heare flaxe, or hempe .xv. dayes.

8 Wrounge on the wethers.

IF the place be muche swollē and festured, thē perce it with a sharpe hot yron in many par­tes on both sydes of the necke, and put into the same tentes of lynnen cloth dieped in warme Salade oyle. And to heale it strowe thereon the poulder of honye and lyme burnte together.

9 Swollen backe.

[Page]CLippe of the heare on the swollen, place then take a good handful of the blades of leekes beate them in a morter together with Bar­rowes grease, thē heate them in some vessell, and lay them hotte on the swellynge, and clappe there­on the sadle, but ryde him not vntyll he be perfy­tely whole.

10 Naue galle.

IF the skynne be broken, washe the place fyrste with warme vyneger, then strowe thereon y^e poulder of hony and vnsleked lyme burnte together.

11 Spurre galle.

WAshe the place with water and salte, or with warme vyneger, and bynde on the place, the croppes or leaues of nettles stamped.

12 Hyde bounde.

FIrst bath his bodie with warm water, wherin baye leaues be sodden, then annoynt him all ouer with oyle of Rue or Camomill, and rubbe his skinne well, that the foresaid oyle maie synke in, and that his skynne maye be souple and lymbre: after that geue him this drinke. Take Carretts. gumme Tracacanth, Rue, wylde Mynte, of euery of them one ounce and an halfe, Persely, Sec [...]ula Campana, wormwood, of euery of them lyke quantitie, beate them, and seath them in water, and geue it him to drinke warme with some Malmesey.

13 The Spauan.

CLyppe of the heare: thē take Mustarde seede, the great Mallowe roote, Oxe dunge, so mu­che as thou shalte thinke necessarie, and so muche strong vyneger as shall suffice, myngle thē and beate them well together, and make thereof a softe plaister or oynctement lay it vpon y^e Spa­uen, chaunge it eueninge and mornynge, and byn­de it in suche sorte to the Soraunce with some peece of clothe, that it maye not fall of, or be remo­ued: and when the Spauen is cleane gone, laye vppon the place a plaister of Pitche, and take it not of, vntyll it falleth of by it selfe.

14 The Splent.

VSe the same practise as is shewed before for the Spauan. Or, Burne the Soraunce in the myddes and ouerthwarte, after this fourme folowynge.

Fower howres after take Cowes dunge newe made, and Salade oyle myxte and well beaten together: and there with annnoynte the foresayde places. But note this, that you shall hardly cure the Spauan or Splent, but at theyr beginninge. Or, Slitte the Soraunce al the length of it and let it bleede: and when it hath left bleeding, caste the horse, and keepe him downe in suche sorte that he maie not styre, and powre into the place that is slytte Boares grease made scaldynge hotte. [Page] But first make about the slitte a coffin with claie, to kepe in y^e sayde grease vpō the sayde slytte, and so let it rest, vntill it be colde, then let the horse ryse and with one dressyng it will ridde y^e Sora­unce cleane awaye, without any eye sore or ble­mishe.

15 The Curbe.

YOu may vse the practyse before for the spauē or splent. Or slytte the Curbe all the length, then take a piece of lynnen cloth, and weat it in wyne made hotte, and strowe therupon Verd­degrise hot vpon the said slit, and binde it so that it fal not away.

16 The Crepanchies.

TAke a quātitie of vnsleked lyme, halfe so much of blacke sope, and so muche of stronge vyne­ger as shall suffice, make therof an oynctmēt, and annoynte the place withall, and let not the sayde oynctment be rubbed of, vntill a daie or two be pas­sed, and it will destroye and kill the Soraunce: thē washe the place once or twise with warme wyne, after that heale it as you doe other woūdes. Kepe the place cleane from filth and myre.

17 The Paennes or Paynes.

VSe the foresaid practise shewed for the Cre­panchies. Or, Take Peper, Garlyke, Cole­woortes, and olde Barrowes grease, make a playster therof, and lay it to the Soraunce, and within a fewe daies, it will heale it.

18 The swellynge of the Coddes.

TAke Beane flower, wheate meale, cummyne, and Barrowes grease make a plaister there­of and spreade it all ouer the roddes.

19 Cloyed or prycked.

PAre the hoofe to y^e quicke where the hurte is, and lay to that place flare or hardes dieped in y^e white of an egge: after that stuffe y^e hole with salte beatē smal, mingled with Veruin and strong vineger, and couer it with flaxe or hardes diped in very strong vineger. If a stubbe, nayle, or any other such lyke thinge be runne into y^e foote, pull it out: then holde vp his foote, and powre in­to the woūde hote scaldynge oyle Olyfe, and whē that is colde, powre into it hotte Terebētyne, and that beynge colde, strowe vpon it the powlder of Sulphur, lay therupō a bolster of flaxe, then shooe him, and keepe his foote from myre and water. And for all hurtes of the foote. Take tallowe, the poulder of Sulphur, Mallowes, and very stronge vyneger, boyle thē together vntyll they be thicke, lyke vnto an oynctmēt: lay the same to the foote, as hotte as he canne endure it, and so lette it rest xii. howres. If y^e foote festureth by euyll curing, or for wante of lookynge to it in due time, then pare the hoofe vnder the foote vnto the quick, and vse the practise before prescribed.

25 Enterferynge, hewynge, or breakynge.

SOmetyme it cōmeth of weakenes, y^e remedie therof is, to feede thy horse wel: if it cōmeth of any other cause, the rounde paringe of his hoofe, and the well shooynge shall helpe that faulte muche.

21 Shouldred.

IF thy horse by any happe be wrinched on the shoulder, rowel him on the place that is gre­ued crosse wise, the one ouerthwarte the other walke him euenynge and moringe softely, that the humours may flow thither and issue foorth, and thrust out the same humours often tymes in y^e daie with thy handes or skotch the place with an hot y­ron all the length of the shoulder, and ouertwhart in such sorte that y^e scotches maye be comely, and no disfyguringe to the place: vse the same practise for euery wrinche or swellynge.

* Broken legge. 22.

FIrst bringe the bones into their right places: then wrappe thē about with vnwashed woulle pulled frō the sheepes backe, and rolle it with rol­les of lynnē colth dieped in oyle and vyneger, thē splēte it with splentes on thre of y^e sydes, and binde thē hādsomely, and let thē stād still so .xl. daies, on­lesse by occasiō thou shalt be enforced to chaunge y^e rollers, to new bynde the fore said splents: but al­waies [Page] kepe the place moist with vyneger & salet oyle: after .xl. daies (if the bones be growen well together) remoue all the foresayd thinges, and annoint dailye the place with some sewet. And note this, that all bones broken aboue the kenee, be for the most part vncurable.

* The Scabbe, or Maunge. 23

IF it commeth of abundaunce of bludde or hu­mours, then lette him blud on y^e necke veine, and cowell him vnder y^e necke that y^e humurs may issue forth: then rubbe his bodie all ouer with an harde heare cloth, or corrie combe, vntil it blee­deth, after that annoynt his bodie with this oin­ctement. Take Sulphur, salte, and Tartar, of eue­ry one of them lyke quantitie, beate thē and tem­per them with very stronge vyneger, and the lyke quantitie of oyle, and therwith annoint him.

Or take very stronge vyneger, the vrine of a bore vnder .xii. yeres of age, and the iuyce of Humlocks mixe them together and wash thy horse therwith

24 The Fistula, or the Pole yuell.

TAke vnsleked lyme, and Arsenike of eche lyke quantitie, beate them together into verye fyne poulder, put thereto the iuyce of garlike, oyniōs, and walwoorte, or Dane woorte, of lyke quanti­tie, and honye, so muche as the iuyce of the fore­sayde three, boyle them on a softe fyre, and styre them well together vntyll they bee as thycke [Page] as an oynctment: then washe the Soraunce with very stronge vyneger, and fill the hole ful of y^e fore sayde oynctment twise in the daie, and binde something about the mouth of it, that the sayde oynct­ment maie not runne out. Or, Take Orpiment, vnsleked lyme, Verdegryse, of each lyke quantitie tpēer thē with the iuyce of Paretarie, blake inke, hony, and stronge vyneger, of lyke quantitie, boyle them, and stirre them well together vntil they be very thicke: thē make therof rolles (as it were sup­positories) and put them into the holow place of the said Soraunce. Note that thou shalt neuer he­ale a Fistula or Canker, vntill thou shalt haue killed it at the bottome: when it is kylled, healle it, strowe on it or put into it the poulder of Sauyn, or the poulder of hony and vnsleked lyme burnte together, or Tarre and oyle myxte together.

25 The Farcyn.

LEt him bludde at y^e beginninge of his disease, but in no wyse in y^e myddes thereof: thē burne those places where y^t shalt espie any swellyng or Farcyn to appere. (Note: that it is muche better to burn an horse with copper thē with yrō instru­mentes) then heale the foresayde burninges with Tarre, Oyle, and Honie mixte together: and geue him with Malmesey y^e poulder of D [...]apente hereaf­ter in y^e ende shewed. Or, geue him fowre oūces of the poulder of Walwoorte or Danewoorte, with a pinte & an halfe of good wine thre daies together. [Page] After that take halfe an ounce of Aloes, one oūce of Centaure, one ounce of Opoponax, beate them al into fyne poulder, and geue them him to drinke in a pinte and an halfe of wyne warmed, wherin the rootes of the foresayd hearbe called walwoorte, or Danewoorte haue bene boyled. Vse to ryde him ofte vntill he be all on a sweate. And when he is cured put him to pasture, for y^e running in pasture in the open ayre is very good.

26 The Canker.

TAke Sauyn, Bay salte, and Rue, stāpe them together with Barrowes grease and lay this oynctment to it vntill it be killed, whiche thou shalt knowe by the whytenes: then heale it, as is before prescribed for the Fistula.

27 The Festure or Tetre.

TAke a snake, cutte of y^e head and tayle, thro­we them away, y^e rest cutte in to smal pieces, roste them on a spitte, take y^e grease that droppeth from them, in still the same hotte vpō the Soraūce, & it wil heale it wunderfully in very shorte tyme, but touche none other parte with the foresaid oynetment but onely the Soraunce.

28 An Vlcere.

TAke Copperas and y^e leaues of Lillies, beate them well together in a morter with swynes [Page] grease, therwith annoynt the sore and it wil heale it. Oyle Olife instilled hotte vpon it, or the poul­der of Galles strowed vpon it, is very good.

29 An inpostume or mattrie sore.

FIrst when it is ripe launce it vnder the So­raunce after the fygure of a newe moone, as thus, ● for that maner of incision is best to cause the matter to issue forth: then washe it with warme vryne, after that annoynt it with tarre and oyle myxt together. Note that the launcing of it with an hotte yron, is better, then with a colde knife.

* Woundes. 30

TO heale woundes, Take .viii. drāmes of Te­rebētine, fowre drāmes of new virgin ware, melte thē in anewe pewter vessell, stirre thē well together, and when that they be well moltē take thē from the fyre, and by and by whiles they be hot, powre into thē half a pinte of good whyte wyne, thē after they be colde throw away y^e wine, and annoynte thy hādes with oyle of Roses, and, woorke the ware and Terebentine well together. After that put thē into the pewter vessell againe, then put to thē halfe an ounce of the gūme of firre tree, and three drāmes of the iuyce of betony, seath thē together vntil the iuyce of Betonie be wasted, then put to it .iiii. drāmes of womās milke, or the milke of a redde cowe, and seath them once agyne [Page] vntill the mylke be wasted, and so kepe it for it is very good. Or, Take Rosemary, and drie it in the shadowe, beate it into fyne poulder, washe the wound with vyneger, or the vryne of a chylde, and strowe theron the foresayde poulder: or the poulder of hony and vnsleked lyme burnt together.

* Woundes or sore. 30.

TAke wormewoode, Mayoram, Pimpernel, Calamynt dried, Olibanum, beate them all in­to finepouldre, then take waxe and barrowes grease and boyle them on a softe fyte vntyll they be as thicke as an ointment or salue, make a plai­ster therof and laye it vpon the soraunces.

* To drawe out a stubbe, thorne, or iron out of the fleshe. 31.

TAke reede rootes, stampe them with hony, or take snayles without shelles, cōmonly called slugges, slampe them together with butter, frie them and laye them to the pla [...]e, and thei will drawe out the thorne, stubbe, or iron. When the thorne, stubbe, or iron, is come fourth, laye vpon the wounde the whyte of an egge, by the space of xii. houres, and after that, heale it as it is shewed before for woundes.

* Ache, payne, or swellynge in the sinewes. 32.

TAke the flower of Lyne seede, Terebentine, and honie, of eache like quātitie, boyle them w^t white wine vntil they be thick like vnto an oynctment, lay them vpon the griefe, and spreade thereon a peece of cloth.

* Shorte wynded. 33.

TAke Nutmigges, Cloues, Galāgale, Carda­momū, or Graines of Paradise, of euerie of thē three drāmes, Carraway seede, and Fenigreke somewhat more in quantitie thē the foure a foresayde, a like quantitie of Saffrō, and halfe an ounce of Liquorize, beate them all into very fyne poulder, put vnto thē a pynte of good whyte wine, and the yolkes of fower egges, beate them all well together, & then geue them to thy horse to drynke: let him stande with his heade hanged vp high one whole howre, that he may not cast out y^e foresaide drinke: after that, eyther walke him, or ryde him softely, but let him not eate or drinke all that daie after, nor the night before, to thintēt that y^e sayde drinke maye the better woorke on him: and y^e nexte daie put him to pasture, that y^e coldnesse of y^e gras may somewhat abate y^e heate of y^e foresaid drinke. Or, Take Capill [...]s Veneris, Ireos, Ashe keyes, Li­quorize, Fenigreke, and Reisōs, of eueri of thē one [Page] dramme and an halfe: graynes of Paradise Peper sower Almons, Baurach, Nettle seede, aristol o­chia, and Coloquintida, of euery one two drāmes, Algaricum one dramme and an halfe, honi two .li. dissolue them with water wherein Liquorize is soddē, and geue him to drinke therof thre or fowre tymes, and it wil helpe him, if that the disease hath not longe continued vpon him.

* The Cough. 34

TAke the whytes and yolkes of two egges, three ounces of oyle Olyfe, two sponeful of Beane flower, one ounce of Fenigreke, one sponeful of the pouder of Enula campana, mingle all these together in a pinte of good Malmesey, and geue it him to drinke three daies together. Or, Take Tarre, and Barrowes grease, or freshe but­ter, mingle them together and geue therof to thy horse .iiii. tymes in .vii. daies: that is, the frist daie, the thirde daie, the fyfth daie, and the seuēth daie.

* The Bottes. 35

TAke the bowelles of ayounge pullet, and geue them to thy horse to swallowe downe warme, and let him neyther eate nor drinke in fowre howres after. Or, geue him the croppes of Sother­nwood to eate with his prouender. Or, geue him woorme seede, or brimstone, or the pouder of Sa­uin to drinke with ale, beere, or Malmesey.

* The frettynge of the beally. 36

ANnoynt thy hande with Salade oyle, butter: or grease, and thruste it in at his fundament, put out the harde dunge that letteth the passa­ge of the excrementes: after that, with some clyster pipe conueigh into his intrailes water and salte mixt together. Or make a suppositorie of honie and a quantitie of salte, of good lēgth, and as byg as an heunes egge, and put it in at his fundamēt. Geue him to drinke the poulder of Centaury or woormewood with malmesey.

* The Squynte or Fulre. 37

KEpe him from labour: let him drinke very sel­dome, and that very little and warme, min­gled with wheate meale: and burne him with an hot yron about the nauyll: thē geue him to drinke a pinte of redde wyne, with the poulder of a Nut­migge, halfe an ounce of Synamone, and as mu­che of the rinde of a Pomegranate.

* Lunge sicke. 38

TAke the bludde of a yonge suckynge pygge, and geue it thy horse to drinke whiles it is warme. After that take one headde of Garlyke, bray it, and mingle it with butter, or Barrowes grease, make balles thereof & geue them to thy horse to swalow downe: then take halfe a pinte of malmesey, fowre newe layed egges, and three oūces of honie, mingle [Page] them together, and geue it him to drinke three da­ies together.

* The Yalowes. A disease of the harte, and to be discerned by the eyes. 39

FIrste pull out with thy hāde the harde clottered dunge (as is before prescribed for the frettyng of the bealy) thā geue him a suppositorie, made with salte, hony, and maiorame, as is there also she­wed. Let him bludde in the necke veyne, and sta­unche not the bleedynge vntill thou shalt see the bludde pure & good. Then geue him to drinke three ounces of Myrre beaten into fine poulder, with a pinte of good malmesey. Some vse to take y^e iuyce of yuie leaues mingled with wine, and squirte it warme into his nosethrilles. Let his drinke be colde water mixed with Vitrum, and feede him with grasse or newe hay, sprinkled with water and Vitrum mingled together.

* Languishe.

TAke halfe a pinte of good malmesey, & as mu­che of the bludde of a yonge sucking pigge, geue it him warme to drinke. Or, geue him malmesey with the iuyce of Feuerfew. Or, take an ounce of Sulphur viue beaten into fyne poulder, the wei­ght of one peny of the poulder, of Myrre, beate them well together with a newe laide egge, and geue them to drinke with halfe a pinte of good malmesey: vse it for it is very good.

* To prouoke an horse to stale.

[Page]TAke fyue lōge oynions the sharpest that thou canst gette, or garlike: bruise thē, and thrust them in at his fundament so farre as thou canst, and put some therof into his yarde: after that ryde him, or gallop him. Or, take the groūdes or the cleye of horse vrine, mingle it with white wyne, and squirt it in at his nosethrilles.

* To make Diapence. 42

TAke Gentum, Aristol [...]chia, Mirre, Bayberies, & the shauinges of Elephantes tooth of euery one like quantitie, beate all together in fine poulder, and geue a spoonefull of the said poulder in a pinte and an halfe of good malmesey. It hel­peth and preserueth from al inwarde maladies and infections. Therfore beneuer without the foresai­de poulder, and assone as thou shalt espy thy horse drooping or droowsy, geue him thereof as is afo­resayde, and thou shalt fynde the vertue therof.

* The poulder of hony and lyme. 43

Take suche a quantitie of vnsleked lyme as thou shalt thinke best, beate it into fyne poulder, then take so much hony as shal suffice, mingle thē together, ād make as it were stife paste of them in the forme of a thicke cake or lofe, then put the same cake or lofe into a hot burnyng fyre, and burne it there vntill it be glowing redde and through burnte, take it forth, when it is colde beate it into fyne poulder and vse it: it dreth, healeth, and skynneth meruaylously wel