The gentlemans jockey, and approved farrier instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses. With an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting, and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses, as well for common and ordinary use, as the heats and course. With divers other curiosities collected by the long practice, experience and pains of J.H. Esquire, Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Mr\ Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nathaniel Shaw.

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Title: The gentlemans jockey, and approved farrier instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses. With an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting, and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses, as well for common and ordinary use, as the heats and course. With divers other curiosities collected by the long practice, experience and pains of J.H. Esquire, Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Mr\ Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nathaniel Shaw.
Author: Halfpenny, John, 18th cent.
Publication: London :: printed for Hen. Twyford in Vine-Court Middle-Temple, and Nath. Brook at the Angel near the Royal Exchange in Cornhill,; 1676.
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Subject terms: Horses -- Diseases -- Early works to 1800.; Horses -- England -- Training -- Early works to 1800.
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CVIII. For old broken Knees much swelled and hard, that have been long healed up.

FIrst, mix an ounce and a half of the Oyl of Turpentine, and the like quantity of strong Beer, shaking them in a Glass together; then bathe it in with your hand upon the swelled Knee: two or three daies after, apply the charge of Crown Sope and Brandy hot, and let it lye on till it come off of its own accord; it will much lessen, if it do not take it quite down; let him stand in: The Oyl of Worms is a great mollifier of a hard and bony part, and hard swel∣lings. Proved.