Markhams methode or epitome wherein is shewed his aprooued remedies for all diseases whatsoeuer incident to horses, oxen, kine, bulls, calues, sheep, lambs, goats, swine, dogs of all kind, conies, all sorts of poultrye, all water-foule, as geese, ducks, swans, and the like) pigeons, all singing birds, hawks of all kind; and other creatures seruice-able for the vse of man: deuided into twelue generall points or heads. By Gervase Markham. Gentleman.

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Title: Markhams methode or epitome wherein is shewed his aprooued remedies for all diseases whatsoeuer incident to horses, oxen, kine, bulls, calues, sheep, lambs, goats, swine, dogs of all kind, conies, all sorts of poultrye, all water-foule, as geese, ducks, swans, and the like) pigeons, all singing birds, hawks of all kind; and other creatures seruice-able for the vse of man: deuided into twelue generall points or heads. By Gervase Markham. Gentleman.
Author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
Publication: Printed at London :: By G[eorge] E[ld] for Thomas Langley, and are to be sold at his shop over against the [..],; [1616?]
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Subject terms: Veterinary medicine -- Early works to 1800.; Horses -- Diseases -- Early works to 1800.
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All these infirmities are cured by the second medicine following.

The Scabbe or Itch.
All maggots whatso∣euer.
The worme in the clawe.
All wild fier.
The Sturdy.
The turning euill.
The more founde.
Sheepe taggd.
Sheepe belted.

The second Medicine.

First you shall let the Sheepe bloud in the eye-veines, then take tarre and fresh grease of each a like quantity, and mixing them wel to∣gether with a little Brimstone and the iuyce of Cheruile, bring it to a salue, and with the same (after you haue bared, clensed, and made all the sore places raw) anoint all the grieued place, or in case of the sturdy after you haue opened the skull and taken out the bladder, plaster the sore therewith, and it is a certaine cure.