Of the splent.

A Splent is a sorance of the least moment, vnlesse it bee on the knee, or else a through Splent, both which cannot bee cured: A Splent is a spungy harde grissell or bone,* growing fast on the inside of the shin-bone of a Horsse, where a little making stark [ 50] the sinnewes compels a Horsse somewhat to stumble: the cures are diuers and thus they be. If the splent be young, tender, and but new in breeding, then cast the horse, and take a spoonefull of that Oyle called Petrolium, and with that Oyle rubbe the Splent till you make it soft, then take a fleame, such as you let a horse bloud withall, and strike the splent Page  402 in two or three places, then with your two thombes thrust it hard, and you shal see crusht matter & blood come out, which is the very Splent, then set him vp and let him rest, or run at grasse for a weeke or more: others for a young Spleent do thus: take a hasell sticke and cut it square, and therewithall beate the splint till it be soft, then take a blew cloath and lay vppon the splent, and take a Taylors pressing yron made hot and rub it vp and downe vpon the cloath ouer the splent and it shall take it cleane away. But if the splent be old & great and growne to the perfection of hardnesse, then you must cast the Horse and with a sharp knife slit down the splent, then take Cantharides and Euforbium, of each like quan∣tity, and boyle them in Oyle debay, and with that fill vp the slit, and renewe it for three [ 10] daies together, then take it away, & anoint the place with Oyle debay, Oyle of Roses or Tar, vntill it be whole.