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Of the Curb.

THis is a long swelling beneath the Elbow of the hough, in the great sinew behind, and causeth the Horse to halt, after that he hath been a while laboured, and thereby somewhat heated * 1.1 For the more the sinew is strained, the greater grief, which again by his rest is eased▪ This cometh by bearing some great weight when the Horse is young; or else by some 〈◊〉〈◊〉 or wrinch, where∣by the tender, sinews are grieved, or rather bowed (as Russius saith) whereof it is called in Italian, Curba 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉, that is to say of bowing, for anguish whereof it doth swell, which swelling is apparent to the eye, and maketh the leg to shew bigger then the 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ The cure, ac∣cording to Martin, is thus; Take of Wine-lees a pinte, a porringer full of Wheat flowre, of Cumin half an ounce, and stir them well together, and being made warm, charge the sore three or four

dayes, and when the smelling is almost gone, then draw it with a hot iron, and cover the burning with Pitch and Rosen molten together, and lay it on good and warm, and clap thereon some flocks of his own colour, or so nigh as may be gotten, and remove them not, until they fall away of them∣selves. And for the space of nine dayes let the Horse rest, and come in no wet.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Blundevile,