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CHAP. 85. Of hurts in the legges which commeth by casting in the halter.

THe hurts which a horse getteth by being cast in the halter, are many, and proceed from diuers ac∣cidents, as when the reines of the coller are so long, & will not run to and fro, that the horse getteth one, or both his forelegs ouer them, & then with struggling, woundeth & galleth them much; or else when a horse hauing desire to scratch his eare with his hinder foote rubbing it to and fro, in the end fasteneth his foote either in the coller or the reines; and then the more he striueth to loosen it, the more he galleth & woundeth it, euen somtimes to the very bone. Now for the cure, according to the opinion of the old Farriers, it is thus: Take of oyle oliue one ounce, of turpentine two or three ounces; melt them together ouer the fire, and then put thereunto a little waxe, and working them all well together lay it plaister-wise vnto the soare, re∣newing it once a day vntill it be whole. Now there be other ••arriers which only annoynt the soare with the whites of egges & sallet oyle mixt together; and then when the soare cometh to a scab, annoint it with but∣ter being molten vntill it looke browne. Now for mine owne part, the cure which I principally vse for this sorrance, is to take of waxe, of turpentine, and of hogges grease, of each an ounce, and hauing mingled & molten them well together, put them into a pot: then take an ounce of verdigrease beaten to powder, and an ounce of hogges grease, and mixe them very wel together, & put that into another pot: then when

you dresse the soare, take of the first salue two parts, and of the later a third part, and mixing them well to∣gether in the palme of your hand, annoynt all the soare place therewith, doing thus once a day till it be whole.